**🚀 #pbiMCR: FabCon Europe 2026 Key Takeaways!** We are back! Fresh off the plane from the **European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference** in Barcelona, the #pbiMCR team is bringing all the major announcements, roadmap updates, and technical breakthroughs directly to Manchester. If you want to stay ahead of the curve on **Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, OneLake, and Copilot AI**, this is the one user group event you cannot afford to miss. *** 🕒 The Schedule * **5:30 PM – 6:00 PM:** Doors Open & Networking (Grab a drink and catch up!) * **6:00 PM – 7:15 PM:** Keynote Presentations & Technical Demos * **7:30 PM onwards:** Pizza, Drinks, and Open Q&A Community Chat *** 📍 The Venue We are thrilled to be hosted by the team at **ANS** at their modern tech campus in Hulme, Manchester. *** 🎙️ Meet Your Speakers * **Martin Brierley (Data & AI Practice Lead, ANS):** Bringing over 17 years of enterprise architecture experience, Martin will break down what the latest Fabric announcements mean for data engineering and enterprise-scale AI readiness. * **Ian Pike (Data & AI Solutions Architect, ANS):** A deep-dive specialist in the Microsoft ecosystem, Ian will showcase live demos of the newest features dropped in Barcelona and how to leverage them immediately. *** 💡 What We Will Cover: * 🔹 **The Biggest Headlines:** A curated breakdown of the core keynotes from Barcelona. * 🔹 **Fabric & Power BI Evolutions:** Live look at new tenant settings, Git integrations, and Direct Lake enhancements. * 🔹 **Real-World Impact:** What these platform changes mean for your local data pipelines and licensing strategies. *** **1st time attendees what to expect:** Engaging tech talks/demos/presentations and an opportunity to network in a friendly community environment with complimentary drinks and pizza served.

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